Where does “əydəm” come from?
əydəm (Azerbaijani) comes from Azerbaijani dəm, from Persian دم, from Arabic دَم, from Proto-Semitic dam-, from Proto-Afroasiatic dam- — blood.
əydəm (Azerbaijani): slope, incline, tilt
Ancestry of “əydəm”, step by step
əydəm traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Azerbaijani dəm
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Azerbaijani | dəm | fume; heat, ardor; brew |
| 2 | Persian | دم | tail; breath; steam |
| 3 | Arabic | دَم | blood |
| 4 | Proto-Semitic | dam- | blood |
| 5 | Proto-Afroasiatic | dam- | blood |
via Azerbaijani əymək
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Azerbaijani | əymək | to bend, to curve, crook, bow, tilt |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | اكمك | bread; to sow, to plant by strewing, to sprinkle |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | اتمك | to do, to make; alternative form of اكمك |
| 4 | Proto-Turkic | etmek | bread |